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Waring

Waring is an English surname with two derivation hypotheses: from the Frankish Warin, meaning 'guard,' via Norman French Guarin, or from the Anglo-Saxon Wæring, meaning 'confederate' or, more literally, 'oath companion.' Both hypotheses suggest that Wareing is a variant of this name. Notable people with the surname include:Antonio J. Waring, Jr. (1915–1964), American amateur archaeologist Amanda Waring, British actress, singer and campaigner, daughter of Derek Charles Waring (1827–1887), British politician and Liberal MP Charles E. Waring (1909–1981), American chemist and educator Derek Waring (1927–2007), British actor, father of Amanda Dorothy Grace Waring (1891–1977), English fascist campaigner and novelist Edward Waring (c. 1736–1798), British mathematician and eponym of Waring's Problem Eddie Waring (1910–1986), British sports commentator Edmund Waring, British member of Parliament Elijah Waring, Quaker and Anglo-Welsh writer Morton Waring (1783-1863), South Carolina US Marshall, proprietor of the largest individual sale of enslaved people in U.S. history Everett J. Waring, first African-American admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association and to try a case before the American Supreme Court Fred Waring (1900–1984), American bandleader who popularized the Waring blender George E. Waring, Jr. (1833–1898), American civic reformer Jack Waring (footballer) (1909–1991), English footballer Jane Rose Waring, maiden name of Jane Roberts, First Lady of Liberia James N. H. Waring (1861–1923), African-American educator, physician, and activist Julius Waties Waring (1880-1968), United States District Judge, played important role in early legal battles of the American Civil Right Movement. Jim Waring, American politician Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948), American artist Marilyn Waring, New Zealand feminist Myfanwy Waring, Welsh actress Richard Waring (1910–1983), British actor Richard Waring (writer) (1925–1994), British comedy writer Robert O. Waring (1919–1976), American diplomat assassinated by terrorists in Beirut in 1976 Stephanie Waring, English actress Tom Waring (1906–1980), British footballer William Herbert Waring (1885–1918), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions in World War I Will Waring, Canadian camera operator and television director

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Waring is an English surname with two derivation hypotheses: from the Frankish Warin, meaning 'guard,' via Norman French Guarin,1 or from the Anglo-Saxon Wæring, meaning 'confederate' or, more literally, 'oath companion.'2 Both hypotheses suggest that Wareing is a variant of this name. (Ware, as in the modern English aware and beware, is derived from the Anglo-Saxon waer.3) Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell (1901). A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. H. Frowde. ISBN 978-0-8063-0022-1. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. "A List of Anglo-Saxon Names Still in Use as Surnames". Transactions of the Philological Society. 26 (1): 82. 1907. doi:10.1111/j.1467-968X.1907.tb00509.x. ISSN 1467-968X.
  3. "Aware word origin". Etymologeek. Retrieved 2021-12-02.